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'Sincerity' refers to very sincere ideas or beliefs, or is used to describe somebody lacking in evil or malicious intent. The defense of 'crimes with sincere intent' usually applies to crimes of tax ot financial fraud for which the accused's intent needs to be verified. Deliberate fraud or forgery cannot be considered 'sincere'. If however, the defense lawyer can prove that the accused possessed all sincerity in his act, it can be inferred that the accused did not have the fraudulent intent as alleged by the prosecutor.
'Sincerity' refers to very sincere ideas or beliefs, or is used to describe somebody lacking in evil or malicious intent. The defense of 'crimes with sincere intent' usually applies to crimes of tax ot financial fraud for which the accused's intent needs to be verified. Deliberate fraud or forgery cannot be considered 'sincere'. If however, the defense lawyer can prove that the accused possessed all sincerity in his act, it can be inferred that the accused did not have the fraudulent intent as alleged by the prosecutor.
 
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== Defenses ==
See [[Defenses]]
 
'''Table of Contents'''
 
===Procedural Defenses===
* [[Double jeopardy]]
*[[ Statutory Limitation]]
*[[ Lack of jurisdiction]]
* [[Entrapment]]
* [[Procedural defects]]
* [[Motion to suppress]]
*[[ Immunity and Public Authority]]
 
===Normal Defenses===
* [[Self-Defense]]
* [[Defense of others]]
* [[Defense of property]]
* [[Mental Incapacity]]
* [[Alibi]]
* [[Necessity]]
* [[Duress]]
* [[Physical Impossibility]]
* [[Mistake of Law]]
* [[Mistake of Fact]]
* [[Mistake of identity]]
* [[Consent]]
* [[Lack of intent]]
* [[Maltreated Women Syndrome]]
*[[ Intoxication]]
* [[Criminal act with Sincere Intent]]

Latest revision as of 14:39, 12 November 2010

'Sincerity' refers to very sincere ideas or beliefs, or is used to describe somebody lacking in evil or malicious intent. The defense of 'crimes with sincere intent' usually applies to crimes of tax ot financial fraud for which the accused's intent needs to be verified. Deliberate fraud or forgery cannot be considered 'sincere'. If however, the defense lawyer can prove that the accused possessed all sincerity in his act, it can be inferred that the accused did not have the fraudulent intent as alleged by the prosecutor.

See Defenses

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